Is it normal to be hungry all of the time one week post Orbera placement?

Hi,
This is not a common issue that we hear, though there are a couple explanations. The most likely is that you are experiencing stomach cramping, which can be confused for hunger pains. The cramping is from your stomach trying to "digest" the balloon, since it is a foreign object. Of course, it can't, so over the next week of so the symptoms should settle down. The other possibility is that the balloon is irritating your stomach and causing ulcer-type symptoms. This would be unusual after 1 week and highly unlikely if you are taking the Prilosec (or similar medication) every day as recommended. If the balloon deflated, which is quite rare, you should feel normal, not MORE hungry, so this is also unlikely. However, you must see your physician to sort out which of these scenarios is occurring.
Hope that helps!

Thank you for your question. The answer is no. You should not have a constant hunger sensation. That suggests the balloon may have deflated or possibly the amount of fluid was not enough. Are you taking an acid blocker? I would recommend you address the symptoms with the physician who placed the balloon to re-examine it. Best of luck